Tea Talk

Do you celebrate Valentine's Day? If you do, there's nothing better than giving the gift of chocolate tea. I know some of you may be raising your eyebrows and thinking that there's no way that chocolate tea can taste good. But I'm here to tell you my chocolate teas are simply delicious! They're really a match made in heaven. Tea plus chocolate, what's not to like. I have 14 different flavors of teas with chocolate, perfect for Valentine's Day gifts for yourself or someone you love. Pair the tea with my medium airtight canisters or the stackable airtight canisters in...

As we end the month of January, I hope you've been celebrating Hot Tea Month like we've been doing here at the shop. We've been telling people it's as simple as grabbing your favorite mug and brewing your favorite tea. Then sit back and enjoy your cuppa either by yourself or with friends. We've been savoring all the varieties and not playing favorites. Every day, we pick a category and have been rotating through Black, Oolong, Green, White, Decaf, Rooibos, and Herbal Teas. It's been great fun because we all have different teas we like. Each day, someone picks the...

We're in the midst of a winter cold spell, and for many people with arthritis or inflammation, this cold weather is no fun at all. They often ask me which teas help with these problems. Here are two suggestions: Try Organic Turmeric Ginger Tea or Turmeric and Vanilla Herbal Tea. If you're unfamiliar with turmeric, it looks like a root, produces flowers, and has a fancy botanical name - curcuma longa. Turmeric root is part of the ginger family and resembles the ginger plant. Turmeric gives mustard its yellow color and is also one of the main spices in curry....

It’s the start of a brand New Year - 2024! The beginning of January is always a good time to decide what I want to improve in the first quarter of the New Year. This includes both personal and professional things. I find plugging into a shorter time span is more effective and offers me a much better chance at success. I love the mental shift a shorter time frame gives me. I can break things down by the day, week, and month if I want to feel like I’m really accomplishing things. I also give myself “grace.” So, if...

It's the time of year when many people feel under the weather with colds, flu, upper respiratory, and sore throats. If that's you, I have two teas that may help. Cold Season and Well Throat are staples in my house. I'll start drinking these teas at the first sign of a cold or sore throat. Cold Season and Well Throat are called Ayurvedic teas, meaning they are based on the age-old traditional medicine of India. These two herbal teas use extracts of plants and fruits combined with soothing Indian spices such as cardamom, ginger, pepper, or cinnamon. Enriched with vitamins...